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Listening: British Council podcast: "Charities"
Instructions:
Listen to the British Council magazine podcast �Charities� and answer the questions below about the charities mentioned.
The podcast is available online or for mp3 download from: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine/charities
There is a different task available online.
Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 21
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Expanding headlines- Articles: a/an/the/zero article before nouns
Headlines taken from: New York Times (USA), Chicago Tribune (USA), BBC News (UK), The Guardian (UK) and The Sun (UK).
Procedure:
Write up one of the headlines on the board, and ask the students where they would insert a/an/the before noun or noun phrase and there they wouldn�t, if they were expanding the headline into a sentence.
e.g. "Volcano...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 7
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Paraphrasing: worksheet and game
Page 1 is a worksheet to introduce paraphrasing structures.
Page 2 has a dominoes game for students to practice the phrases.
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Elise
Level: elementary
Age: 7-10
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 16
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Phrasal verbs: Friends
Phrasal verbs activity working with definitions. Teacher�s notes are on page 3.
Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 4
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Reading: How to negotiate abroad (Management Today)
Authentic, unabriged article from Management Today magazine about international negotiations. Includes pre, while and after reading activities.
Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 3
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Prefixes game
To practice word formation- prefixes. I have uploaded a powerpoint that explains these in detail (http://www.eslprintables.com/powerpoint.asp?id=49327#thetop).
Instructions: By adding the appropriate prefix to the words in the box create a new word. For example, if the word is �read� and in the brackets under is written �(again)�, you need to wr...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 67
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Feelings vocabulary
Students complete the gaps in the sentences, then complete some follow up activities (page two) in pairs to practice dialogues and look at opposites.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 29
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Amy Winehouse: You know I�m no good
Students read the abridged MTV biography about Amy Winehouse and complete the table with the events in her life. They then watch the video of "I�m no good" and complete the words that are in phonetic script.
This song could be used as a lead-in to a discussion about fame, newspapers, celebrities, drugs/alcohol or artists who died too young.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 67
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Yes We Can- Will.I.Am
Song activity with Will.I.Am�s version of Obama�s "Yes, I Am" speech. There are three types of activities and a key on page two.
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Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 13
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Reading: "Too much information" Celebtiry memoirs
An abridged article from MSN website about celebrities� memorirs. There is a picture match, vocabulary building match and then students read about the memoirs and match to the celebrity who wrote it. The content is a bit �real� in some situations so perhaps only for 18+ students.
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Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 7
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So and Such for emphasis/extremes
A presentation with examples showing when we use so and such for emphasis and extremes.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 17
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1st, 2nd and 3rd conditionals
A presentation with examples explanation and practice for 1st, 2nd and 3rd conditionals. Includes examples with unless and alternatives for "would".
Hope it helps.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 29
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Word formation 2
There is a general introduction followed by a specific focus on suffixes -ful, -less and -able/ible and the prefixes for the opposites of adjectives.
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Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 21
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Expressing purpose
Powerpoint outlining structures to use when talking about Someone`s purpose, An object�s purpose, Judgements, More than sufficient/necessary, Sufficient (or not).
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Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 10
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Pronunciation: word formation- suffixes
A powerpoint linked to this one: http://www.eslprintables.com/powerpoint.asp?id=47827#this
Powerpoint reviews syllables and stressed syllables before looking at the pronunciation changes made by certain suffixes (as in the powerpoint) above.
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Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 43
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Modal verbs
A presentation with examples (and notes with details) about modals for:
1. Ability and possibility
2. Degrees of probability
3. Polite requests/permission/prohibition
4. Suggestions and advice
Thanks and hope it helps.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 33
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Reported speech
A presentation about reported speech including:
- introductory verbs
- tense changes and no tense changes
- pronoun changes
- changes to place and time
- modal verbs
- reported questions
- indirect commands & requests & suggestions
Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 9
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Adverb position
Powerpoint outlining the rules for adverb position, including when there is more than only adverb in a sentence. Practice included at the end.
Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 170
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Vocab: Famous crimes
A powerpoint to elicit the famous crimes. Each example gives the crime, verb and criminal.
I teach in Brazil so have given three local examples that would need to be substituted. Or, if anyone knows an international example for: drug trafficking, mugging and rape, let me know and I�ll edit it.
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Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 13
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Reported speech: Introductory verbs of reporting
A powerpoint with a quick review to reported speech, followed by introductory verbs of reporting (agree, insist etc.) and the verb patterns with which they are used.
Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 76
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